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Millennials vs. Mutant Capitalism

This generation is skeptical of America’s economic system. No wonder.

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Christopher Koopman

Oct. 18, 2016 7:03 p.m. ET

About 70 million millennials will be eligible to vote in this year’s presidential election, according to Pew Research Center. How my generation votes matters more than ever—which makes the results of an April Harvard Institute of Politics survey seem very troubling. About a third of Americans ages 18-29 support socialism, while not even half back capitalism. College graduates view capitalism more favorably, but these still don’t appear to be encouraging numbers.